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package org.glassfish.jersey.server.model;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Marker interface for all abstract resource model components,
 * so that they can be traversed using a visitor pattern.
 *
 * @see ResourceModelVisitor
 *
 * @author Jakub Podlesak (jakub.podlesak at oracle.com)
 */
public interface ResourceModelComponent {

    /**
     * A component should call the visitor back with an appropriate
     * visitor interface method to give it a chance to process.
     *
     * @param visitor resource model visitor.
     */
    public void accept(ResourceModelVisitor visitor);

    /**
     * Should return all existing resource model sub-components.
     *
     * @return list of all sub-components
     */
    public List<? extends ResourceModelComponent> getComponents();
}
